What a wonderful look at life in the 1800’s.  This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Dunklin County, Missouri and its people.

This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1896.

History

of

Dunklin County,

Missouri

1845 – 1895

Embracing an Historical Account of the Towns and Post-Villages of Clarkton, Cotton Plant, Cardwell, Caruth, Campbell, Gibson, Halcomb, Hornersville, Kennett, Lulu, Maiden, Nesbit, Senath, Valley Ridge, Vincent, White Oak and Wrightville.

Including a Department Devoted to the Description of the Early Appearance, Settlement, Development,  Resources, and Present Appearance of the County. With an Album of Its People and Homes

Profusely Illustrated

BY: Mary F. Smyth-Davis

St. Louis:

Nixon-Jones Printing Co.

1896

290 pages on 1 CD

An essential resource for Genealogists

Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.

This book on CD is SEARCHABLE * 

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.

Territory of Missouri

State Organization

Why we were Included in Missouri

Boundaries

Earthquakes of 1811-12

CHAPTER II.

The Mound Builders

The Indians

CHAPTER III.

Scenery, Animals, etc

Physical Features

Present Appearances — Floods

CHAPTER IV.

The Civil War

CHAPTER V.

Early Settlements

Pioneer Physicians

General Growth of County

CHAPTER VI.

Churches

Baptist

Methodist

General Baptist

Cumberland Presbyterian

Presbyterian

Christian

Catholic

CHAPTER VII.

Resources

Health Rate

CHAPTER IX.

Court Officials and Courts

CHAPTER X.

Towns and Villages

Caruth

Cardwell

Cotton Plant

Clarkton

Campbell

Gibson

Halcomb

Hornersville

Kennett

Lulu

Maiden

Nesbit

Senath

Valley Ridge

Vincet

White Oak

Wrightsville

CHAPTER XI.

Politics, Exports, etc

Biographical Sketches Illustrated

A Group of Dunklin County Women